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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Hemoptysis - Differential ... , Lung abscess, ... #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... OXYGEN • Low PATM Can ... respiratory drive due to neurologic ... : Interstitial lung ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... pulmonary infection ... with underlying lung ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... TB, Necrotizing PNA ... , Abscess), Viral ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #causes
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
pulm edema not PNA ... Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Disease: Clinical ... Disease: • Clinical ... NTM #Infections #differential
B-Lines in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lung comets are usually seen in wet lungs, but do not forget that
fibrosis is an ... important differential ... In the latter case ... comets #tails #clinical ... #ultrasound #lung
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
lesions • 80% with lung ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... patients with a long ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology